7. Write 600 words or more on something about anything in the league that interests you. It could be related to statistics, a league issue that you take seriously, or a niche part of history that doesn’t fit neatly into either of the above categories. This must be directly related to the league, so don’t wax 600 words about your team’s participation on a Werewolf server or something.
There is an interesting saying in the football (european football, the real one) that everyone knows, that i think it was something that Gary Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur legend) amazingly said: "In football, it is 11 vs 11 and in the end... Germany wins!".
While Germany is probably not the powerhouse they were once before, i think this saying is pretty much on point to what we have been living in the ISFL, for a long time now. The Arizona Outlaws have managed to stay on top of the league for i do not even know how many seasons, and while i am not an expert in league history, far from it, i do not think i would be very far from the truth, that they are pretty much the most successful team to ever grace our glorious sim league.
So, in my opinion, at this point you would be absolutely crazy to bet against them in the playoffs. On the ASFC side, it is easy TPE to just select them in the league playoff predictions. The other conference, sure, it is always a crapshoot, like we saw with the Cape Tpwn Crash this season, going from the 3rd place in the conference with a 9 - 7 record to an ultimus game, beating the Baltimore Hawks and the number 1 Chicago Butchers, so obviously there i missed the crap out of predictions. But on the other hand, Arizona made it easy to at least get a couple points to spend on my player.
But now the question is: why and how do the Outlaws manage to stay on top regularly, while other teams have to go all in for a chance at a ring, and then spend i do not know how many seasons in "rebuild mode" to go for it again? The only time i remember Arizona being on rebuild mode was during the Jay Cue Sr. era, from season 21ish until season 27 or 28 if i remember correctly, so almost 20 seasons ago. And how many rings have they got since then? 10? I do not even know anymore, but the truth is that it seems like every season they are in the playoffs and get to the conference final game, at least. Which is incredible in the ISFL, all things considered, the fact they are able to stay on top for so long, it is a testament to how well they are run.
In the end you have to go back to where it started all, so even though AZ has had a bunch of very competent general managers, i am guessing that it all came to fruition when Z-Whiz and Crunk set the pillars to everything we are seeing now in the league. With this statement i do not mean to take credit off the other general managers Arizona has had since Z and Crunk stepped down, like simo, lemonhoppy and zeagle (i think i have not missed anyone here), but while having a difficult job to continue the legacy, i would say that the most important thing is to start said legacy.
Credit also to every single user that had a player for the Outlaws, winning makes users want to update and help the team even more, so while some people get all upset, especially during draft times, that some users want to just go back to AZ (and other users want to get to other teams, it is a normal thing to happen), i think it is understandable.
They are winning consistently, so why not go the "Kevin Durant hardest road" and try to get to AZ to stat pad? Kinda makes sense.
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There is an interesting saying in the football (european football, the real one) that everyone knows, that i think it was something that Gary Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur legend) amazingly said: "In football, it is 11 vs 11 and in the end... Germany wins!".
While Germany is probably not the powerhouse they were once before, i think this saying is pretty much on point to what we have been living in the ISFL, for a long time now. The Arizona Outlaws have managed to stay on top of the league for i do not even know how many seasons, and while i am not an expert in league history, far from it, i do not think i would be very far from the truth, that they are pretty much the most successful team to ever grace our glorious sim league.
So, in my opinion, at this point you would be absolutely crazy to bet against them in the playoffs. On the ASFC side, it is easy TPE to just select them in the league playoff predictions. The other conference, sure, it is always a crapshoot, like we saw with the Cape Tpwn Crash this season, going from the 3rd place in the conference with a 9 - 7 record to an ultimus game, beating the Baltimore Hawks and the number 1 Chicago Butchers, so obviously there i missed the crap out of predictions. But on the other hand, Arizona made it easy to at least get a couple points to spend on my player.
But now the question is: why and how do the Outlaws manage to stay on top regularly, while other teams have to go all in for a chance at a ring, and then spend i do not know how many seasons in "rebuild mode" to go for it again? The only time i remember Arizona being on rebuild mode was during the Jay Cue Sr. era, from season 21ish until season 27 or 28 if i remember correctly, so almost 20 seasons ago. And how many rings have they got since then? 10? I do not even know anymore, but the truth is that it seems like every season they are in the playoffs and get to the conference final game, at least. Which is incredible in the ISFL, all things considered, the fact they are able to stay on top for so long, it is a testament to how well they are run.
In the end you have to go back to where it started all, so even though AZ has had a bunch of very competent general managers, i am guessing that it all came to fruition when Z-Whiz and Crunk set the pillars to everything we are seeing now in the league. With this statement i do not mean to take credit off the other general managers Arizona has had since Z and Crunk stepped down, like simo, lemonhoppy and zeagle (i think i have not missed anyone here), but while having a difficult job to continue the legacy, i would say that the most important thing is to start said legacy.
Credit also to every single user that had a player for the Outlaws, winning makes users want to update and help the team even more, so while some people get all upset, especially during draft times, that some users want to just go back to AZ (and other users want to get to other teams, it is a normal thing to happen), i think it is understandable.
They are winning consistently, so why not go the "Kevin Durant hardest road" and try to get to AZ to stat pad? Kinda makes sense.
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